The smart spring - An indirect-active low-power adaptive structure device for vibration attenuation

High Performance Structures and Materials

Volumn 7, Issue , 2004, Pages 297-306

  Harold, T ^a   Nitzsche, F ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Semi active vibration control; Smart materials; Structural impedance adaptation

Indexed keywords

DAMPERS; SEMI-ACTIVE VIBRATION CONTROL; STIFFNERS; STRUCTURAL IMPEDANCE ADAPTATION;

ACTUATORS; ATTENUATION; BANDWIDTH; INTELLIGENT MATERIALS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

VIBRATION CONTROL;

EID: 4644223620     PISSN: 14690071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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